Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Arguing is a game that two can play at. But it is a strange game in that neither opponent ever wins.

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to give it your best the next time around, people respect that.

Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.

If you give up your freedom for safety, you don't deserve either one